Dear all, I am pleased to share the following: the *Collegio Internazionale Ca’ Foscari (CICF) *in Venice is offering 20 fellowship to doctoral students for attending the fourth session of the
*Doctoral Colloquium in Risk Analytics*
https://landing.cafoscarichallengeschool.it/docra/
*Aims and scope*
The Colloquium caters to Doctoral students interested in analytical (both theoretical and applied) methods for measuring, managing and mitigating risks. It is organized over four two-week sessions along one year. The risks considered range from standard economic, financial or insurance applications, to emerging ones, such as environmental, climate and cyber risks. The approach is in-depth and multidisciplinary, with lectures, assignments and discussion of the results. Outstanding international scholars with long-standing PhD teaching and supervision experience deliver the courses.
*Target*
We seek *PhD students from Italian or Foreign Universities*, who remain affiliated with their Doctoral School. Students may apply for one session at a time, but must attend the whole session. They may get credit for the courses taken within the Colloquium. There are no participation fees; travel and accommodation are covered by the Colloquium.
Up to five additional participants, including further Doctoral Students, Postdocs, Junior Faculty, or PhDs working in the industry, may be admitted at their own travel and accommodation expenses.
*Content *
The first session was in January 2025. The fourth one is:
4) January, 18 - 31, 2026, *Networks and Risk Propagation*
*a) *Week 1: *Remco Hofstad*, Eindhoven U. of Technology, *Random Graphs and Complex Networks: Structure and Function*
*b) *Week 2: *Alireza Tazbah-Salehi*, Northwestern University, *Production Networks*
*Where*
Polo Didattico San Basilio, Venice (Session ).
Polo Didattico San Basilio https://www.unive.it/pag/10128/
*We offer*
- an outstanding Faculty of leading researchers; - work in a team with several, multidisciplinary doctoral candidates; - no tuition fees, with - free accommodation on the Camplus Santa Marta and Istituto Canossiano San Trovaso (walking distance of the San Basilio venue); - travel expenses reimbursed (up to 200 euro).
Each session includes two courses. Each course is delivered over 20 hours over one week, combining frontal teaching, office hours/discussions, assignments and presentation of research by the students.
*Applications*
Students can apply for the* January 2026* session through the site
https://landing.cafoscarichallengeschool.it/docra/
Acceptance of qualified applicants will be done on a first-in basis.
*Deadline* 14th November 2025
*More Information*
For more information, please visit
https://landing.cafoscarichallengeschool.it/docra/
or get in touch through colloquia.cicf@unive.it. We’ll be happy to organize a zoom session.
*DoCRA is a joint initiative of CICF (team leader), IUSS Pavia, IMT Lucca, SISSA Trieste, Scuola di Studi Superiori Carlo Urbani in Camerino, Scuola di Studi Superiori Giacomo Leopardi in Macerata, Scuola Superiore F. Rossi in Torino, Scuola Superiore Universitario Di Toppo Wassermann in Udine*